Johf wesley mcaedell



(No Model.)

J. W. MQARDELL.

PLUSHING DEVICE.

No. 348,682. Patented Sept. 7, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN \VESLEY MCARDELL, OF BROOKLYN, NE\V YORK.

FLUSHING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,682, dated September 7,1886. Application filed March 11,1886. Serial No. 194,834. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN WEsLnY MoAR- DELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flushing Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

My invention relates more particularly to anti-freezing connections for water-closets.

It consists in causing the supply-pipe to be surrounded by or inclosed within the flushingpipe of the closet in the space which intervenes between the closet and the flushingtank; also, in a peculiarly-shaped adjust-able bracket for supporting the upper end of the supply-pipe within the tank, said bracket, besides, having formed within its body waterchannels and fittings for attaching a ball-valve.

It is also provided with a projecting arm to support the lever for operating the flushingvalve of the tank; and it further consists in the combination and arrangement, with said pipes, of a sup iily-governing valve and a waste valve, all as will be hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, which fully illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a detail view of a closet fitted with my improved devices. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the supply-governing valve, and of the waste opening and valve. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the joint through which the supplypipe passes into the flushing-pipe. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the adjustable bracket forming the termination of the supply-pipe within the tank; and Fig. 5 is a transverse section through said bracket on line 00 a: of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings, a is the closetseat, I) the bowl, and c the pan-lever,o erated in the usual manner, by a pull, 0, which pull also operates the flushing-valve (1 within the tank 6, through a chain, f, and bell-crank g. The main supply-pipe, h, is led into a valvechamber, 2', preferably located in a protected position beneath the closet-seat, and attached thereto or to a bracket thereon, as shown. A valve-seat, i, is formed at the lower end of this valve-chamber '6, (see Fig. 2,) and made to open into a laterally-projecting nozzle, i, which connects directly with a supply-pipe, h,

leading into the tank e, and which terminates in a bracket, It, more fully described hereinafter. An inwardly-openingvalve, Z, is placed within the valve-chamber 'i, and is held down upon the valveseat t" by a spiral spring, 1, made to surround an upwardly projecting valve-stem, m This valve-stem m is made to pass through the upper wall of the valve chamber 6 through a packed opening, and, preferably, through the supporting-arm of the valve-cham her, and is pivoted at its upper end to one end of a centrally-pivoted lever, 01, the other end of which is made to extend to a point beneath the hinged seat a of the closet, and is so adjusted that when the seat is depressed it will swing the lever, draw upward on the valve-stem, and open the valve Z to admit water through the pipe h to the tank e.

Immediately beneath the valve-chamber 2', and in line with the axis of the valve-stem in prolonged, is made a waste-opening, 0, provided with a nipple, o, by which it may be connected by a pipe, 0 Fig. 1,witl1 the sewerpipep. This nipple 0 is also made to form a valve-chamber for a valve, 0, the seat of which is formed around the opening 0, and which valve is mounted to slide upon a stem, 1", extending down from the supply-valve Z. A spiral spring, 0, is placed between the valve and the end of the stem 1''. It will be readily understood that the valve T will be seated to close the waste-opening 0 when the valve Z is raised by the pressure on the seat to supply water to the tank 0, but will be opened when said supply-valve l is closed, thus permitting the water which is in the supply-pipe between its valve and the tank to escape, leaving the supply-pipe free of water, except during the operation of flushing the closet.

The joint through which the supply-pipeh" is introduced into the flushing-pipe o is best shown in Fig. 3, whereint is a T-coupling, the side branch, 16, being connected with the bowl b of the closet in the usual manner. The flushing-pipe o, from the tank 0, is connected with the upper end of the coupling, and its lower end is contracted to form an opening, through which the supply-pipe h may pass and be seeuredbyapaeking-screw ring formed on the pipe or surrounding the same. The outer or flushing pipe, '0, is made to extend up to the bottom of the tank 6, and thereto terminate in a va1ve-seat,o. (See Fig. 4.) A weighted valve, d, formed around the lower end of an overflow-pipe, w, (see Fig. 4,) which also surrounds the supply-pipe h, serves as a guide, and is operated in the usual manner, through a bell-crank, g, mounted upon the tank. The supply pipe h, as before stated, terminates in a peculiarly-formed bracket, k. (See Figs. 1, 4., and 5.) This bracket allows for variations in the lengths of the several pipes when secured together, and permits of the parts to be put together on the premises without any cutting or fitting. The bracket is provided with a longitudinally-sl'otted opeu ing, through which its supporting-bolt may pass. This opening is shown at l in Figs. 4 and 5.

It is also desirable to reduce the number of pieces which constitute the fittings of the tank, and to this end I form an upwardly-pro jeeting arm, 2, upon the bracket to serve as a pivotal support for the bell-crank 9, through which the flushingvalve is operated. The body 3 of the bracket is made in the form of an L-coupling, and it is threaded both ways to ieceive the end of the supply-pipe, and also to permit of thejoining thereto a ball-valve, as is shown at t in Figs. 1 and 4-.

In operation, the pressure upon the seat a will open the valve 2, and allow the water to enter the tank 0 through the pipe 71., the valve 1' being closed. By means of pull 0 the valve (1 is raiscd,and the water will flow through the outer pipe, 1), into the bowl I). The closing of the valve Zopens the valver; hence any water remaining in the supply-pipe h will escape into the sewer-pipe. Thus the inner or sup ply pipe to the tank can always be kept free of water, except when flushing the bowl.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a water-closet, the hinged seat a, lever 12, valve-chamber '6, valve-stem m, provided with two valves arranged to open and close the supply-pipe and sewer-pipe alternately, pipes h and o, inclosed one within the other, sewer-pipe p, and service-tank c, all combined and arranged as set forth.

2. In a water-closet, the hinged seat a, lever n, valve -chamber z', valve-stems m and 1", valves Z and 1-, springs Z and 1- nipple o, pipe 0' sewer-pipe p, tank 6, and supply-pipe h, inclosed in the flushing-pipe '0, all combined to operate as set forth.

3. The combination,in a flushing apparatus, of a supply-pipe and flushing-pipe arranged one within the other, the inner pipe extending to the top of the tank and i'orming aguide for an overflow-pipe having a weighted valve formed 011 its lower end, fitting a valve-seat formed on the upper endof the outer or flush ing pipe, as set forth.

4. The bracket is, provided with a slotted opening, 1, projecting arm 2, and body portion 3, provided with threaded recesses 'for the supply-pipe and ball-valve, whereby the several connections may be made without cutting or fitting. as set forth.

JOHN \VESLEY MOARDELL.

\Vitnesses:

CHAS. H. Guns, K. NEWELL. 

